Where in the world am I?

Our topic this term is ‘Where in the world am I?’ – Geography. Today, Year 1 and 2 have been ‘Geographers’ whilst on a walk around the local area.

Challenge! Ask your child the definition of any of the following key vocabulary words. Can they tell you the definition?

atlas a collection of maps, usually in a book
city a large town
compass a tool for finding direction
locality an area or neighbourhood
landmark an object
physical geography physical geography looks at the natural things in our environment
human geography human geography looks at the changes in the environment by humans
to survey to find the opinions of a group of people by asking them questions
issue an important topic or problem that needs discussion

See you soon!

We’re looking forward to meeting you this week and thought it would be a good idea to introduce ourselves. Although we were lucky enough to meet some of you in July we have not met everybody in Year 1 and 2 yet!

My name is Mrs Flynn. I will be teaching you on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. When I’m not at school I enjoy baking and going on bike rides.

 

 

My name is Mrs Palmer. I will be teaching you on a Thursday and Friday. I enjoy walking and cooking at the weekends.